Telangana

    Lucky escape for Ponguleti as car tyres burst in Telangana’s Khammam

    The incident occurred at Tirumalayapalem when the Revenue Minister was returning to Khammam from Warangal Hyderabad: Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy had a narrow escape on Sunday evening after two tyres of the car in which he was travelling in burst while he was on his way to Khammam. However, the alert car driver managed to bring the car under control. The incident occurred at Tirumalayapalem when the Minister was returning to Khammam from Warangal. The security personnel, accompanying the Minister, heaved a sigh of relief. MLA Tellam Venkat Rao and others were also in the car, it is learnt.
    Telangana

    Hyderabad Metro phase 2: Six new stations planned between LB Nagar and Hayathnagar

    Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) said the 7.1 km corridor VIII is proposed to have stations at Chintalkunta, Vanasthalipuram, Autonagar, Lecturers’ Colony, RTC Colony and Hayat Nagar Hyderabad: The proposed Metro Rail expansion in the second phase between LB Nagar and Hayathnagar is proposed to have six stations. In a tweet posted on Sunday, the Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) said the 7.1 km corridor VIII is proposed to have stations at Chintalkunta, Vanasthalipuram, Autonagar, Lecturers’ Colony, RTC Colony and Hayat Nagar. These stations, locations and names are tentative and could undergo change. The HMRL also said with the proposed extension of the metro rail till Patancheru and to Hayat Nagar will ensure a seamless connectivity from the north-west end of the city to the south-east end. The tweet read, “With the extension of Miyapur-Patancheru (13.4 km) & Corridor I from Miyapur to LB Nagar (29 km) being already operational, the…
    Telangana

    10 caught red-handed for participating in cockfights in Telangana’s Asifabad

    Police seize Rs 3,020 in cash, six motorbikes, 10 mobile phones and four roosters from them Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Ten people were arrested by the sleuths of a Task Force team for participating in cockfights, which are banned, on the outskirts of Raspelli village in Kagaznagar mandal on Sunday. Police seized cash Rs 3,020, six motorbikes, 10 mobile phones and four roosters from them. Task force Inspector Rana Pratap said Thogari Sambaiah, Gajji Anjaiah, Nagoshi Ramaiah, Nagoshi Surender, Perka Lingamurthy, Lagoti Dileep, Sadulla Muttaiah, Naspuri Raju, Dharani Janardhan and Madasu Indrasena were apprehended while committing the offence when the sleuths raided a spot near the village following a tipoff. The accused persons were handed over to the Easgaon police for further action.
    Telangana

    358th Prakash Purab of Sri Guru Gobind Singhji celebrated with gaiety in Hyderabad

    The traditional Guru-Ka-Langar was served to all the devotees Hyderabad: The 358th Prakash Purab of Sri Guru Gobind Singhji, the tenth and last Sikh Guru and founder of Khalsa Panth, concluded on Sunday with thousands of Sikh devotees and other community faiths celebrating it with religious fervour, gaiety and devotion. The major attraction of the concluding celebrations was organised under the aegis of Prabhandak Committee of Gurdwara Saheb Secunderabad which saw huge gathering at Vishaal Deeewan by offering prayers to Guru Granth Sahib Ji at Classic Gardens, Balamrai. The Prabhandak Committee President, S Baldev Singh Bagga, General Secretary S Jagmohan Singh and Vice President S. Harpreet Singh Gulati said the congregation that began this morning at 11 am continued up to 3.30 pm and was marked by the recitations of Gurubani Keertans and Kathas by renowned Ragi Jathas, Bhai Sarabjeet Singh (Patna Saheb), Bhai Jaskaran Singh (Patiala), Gyani Jagdev Singh and…
    Telangana

    Hyderabad: Military Hospital Golconda organises medical outreach camp

    Specialist treatment facilities, including general medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, ENT, dental, orthopaedic, gynaecology and cardiology besides various diagnostic tests, were provided to the veterans Hyderabad: To reach out to the retired veterans from the Indian Armed Forces and their dependents, the Military Hospital Golconda under the aegis of HQ Telangana and Andhra Sub Area organised a medical outreach camp at Golconda. Specialist treatment facilities, including general medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, ENT, dental, orthopaedic, gynaecology and cardiology besides various diagnostic tests, were provided to the veterans who were also provided free medicines. The Hyderabad Veterans’ Lions Club and Army College of Dental Services also participated. HQ Telangana and Andhra Sub Area Brigadier SK Chetty interacted with the veterans and assured all possible support towards providing quality healthcare. He reiterated the Indian Army’s principle of reaching out to the veterans and being always present to address their concerns. He thanked all veterans and acknowledged their…
    National

    Five of family miraculously escape crash on Vijayawada-Eluru highway

    Family was on their way to Andhra Pradesh when speeding vehicle coming in the wrong direction rams their car; all five, including two children, injured Hyderabad: A family of five people travelling in a car had a providential escape when another speeding vehicle rammed their vehicle at the Gannavaram bypass road on the Vijayawada-Eluru highway on Saturday. The family of Shiva Prasad, who works with a noted company at Sangareddy district, was on their way to Andhra Pradesh when the other vehicle came in the wrong direction at high speed and rammed their car. The car was badly damaged in the mishap. All five occupants of the car, including two children aged 10 and two, sustained injuries and were rushed to hospital where they are undergoing treatment. The police reached the spot and, after preliminary inquiry, registered a case. The injured are recuperating in the hospital.
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    TTD hands over cheques to devotees injured in Tirupati stampede

    An ex gratia sum of Rs 25 lakh each to the kin of the deceased persons’ families and financial aid, ranging from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh, for the injured was declared by the temple body Tirupati: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) chairman BR Naidu on Saturday visited some of the people injured in a recent stampede here and handed them cheques in aid. Six people died and nearly 40 were injured in the stampede at Bairagi Patteda near MGM School and Vishnu Nivasam counters in Tirupati on Wednesday, as hundreds of them jostled for tickets for Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam at Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple on Tirumala Hills. The devotees had turned up from across the country for the 10-day Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam commencing January 10. An ex gratia sum of Rs 25 lakh each to the kin of the deceased persons’ families and financial aid, ranging from Rs 2 lakh…
    National

    Gundala hot water springs draw tourists & devotees, but faces threat from rampant sand mining

    Devotees believe that in winter, Lords Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva visit the hot water pools to take a bath, say these have healing properties Kothagudem: Ushnagundalu or hot water springs in the riverbed of the Godavari near Bhadrachalam is a religious spot often visited by both devotees and tourists alike. The hot water springs are located at a distance of nearly 6 km from Bhadrachalam at Gundala village of Yetapaka mandal in Andhra Pradesh. There are several legends associated as well with the naturally formed hot water springs. Devotees believe that during winter, Lords Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva visit the hot water pools in the river to take a bath and hence the hot springs here have healing properties. The devotees who visit the place fill the water in bottles and take it home. Another legend is that during his exile, Lord Rama, along with his consort Sita, lived in the forests here. When Goddess Sita wanted hot…
    National

    Interlinking of Godavari, Krishna will further deprive Telangana, says Palamuru Adhyayana Vedika

    Highlights injustice meted out to water-starved erstwhile Mahabubnagar and Rangareddy districts, demands swift action to secure Palamuru region’s rightful share of water resources Hyderabad: Highlighting the injustice meted out to the water-starved erstwhile Mahabubnagar and Rangareddy districts, the Palamuru Adhyayana Vedika, an organisation dedicated to addressing water access issues for residents of the region, came down heavily on the Centre for its role in the Godavari-Krishna interlinking project. The speakers termed the linking of the Godavari and Krishna unjust and called for steps for immediate cancellation. They stated that the Palamuru region, having endured displacement due to multiple irrigation projects, has been left without sufficient water for daily needs. The group demanded swift action to secure the Palamuru region’s rightful share of water resources. The leaders also advocated for the expedited implementation of the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS). They emphasised that the focus should be on addressing the acute water crisis in Mahabubnagar district by fully executing the PRLIS, rather than diverting resources…
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    Chhattisgarh: Security forces kill five naxalites in Bijapur encounter

    With this, 14 naxalites have been killed in separate encounters in the State in 2025, say officials Bijapur: Five naxalites, including two women, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Sunday, police said. The gunfight broke out in the morning in the forest of Bandepara-Koranjed villages under Madded police station limits when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-naxalite operation, Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, Sundarraj P said. The operation, involving personnel of the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF) and District Force started on Saturday based on inputs about the movement of naxalites in the area which falls under Indravati National Park, he said. “The intermittent exchange of fire lasted till 3-4 pm. Bodies of five naxalites, including two women, clad in ‘uniform’ were recovered from the site. We seized one Self Loading Rifle (SLR), one 12-bore rifle, two Single Shot rifles,…

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      Israel accuses 6 Al Jazeera journalists of being Palestinian militants

      Al Jazeera said the accusations were “fabricated” and “part of a wider pattern of hostility” toward the pan-Arab network Ramallah: The Israeli army on Wednesday accused six Al Jazeera journalists covering the war in Gaza of also being current or former paid fighters for Palestinian militant groups. Al Jazeera rejected the claims. Israel cited documents it purportedly found in Gaza, and other intelligence it gathered, in making the accusations against the journalists, all of whom are Palestinian men. It said four are or have been affiliated with Hamas, and two with Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Al Jazeera said the accusations were “fabricated” and “part of a wider pattern of hostility” toward the pan-Arab network. It said the claims were “a blatant attempt to silence the few remaining journalists in the…

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      Heavy rain lashes West Bengal as cyclone ‘Dana’ moves closer to coast

      The cyclonic storm is likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port in Odisha early Friday Kolkata: Several districts of West Bengal received moderate to heavy rain on Thursday morning, as severe cyclonic storm ‘Dana’ inched closer to the State’s coast and that of neighbouring Odisha, the IMD said. The cyclonic storm is likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port in Odisha early Friday with wind speeds of up to 120 kilometres per hour (kmph), it said. The weather system lay 280 km southeast of Paradip (Odisha) and 370 km south-southeast of Sagar Island (West Bengal) at 2.30 am, the IMD said in a bulletin. The cyclonic storm is set to bring heavy rainfall in several south Bengal districts,…

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      Terrorists open fire at non-local labourer in J&K’s Pulwama district

      Shubam Kumar, a resident of Bijnore, received a gunshot injury in the arm when the terrorists fired at him at Batagund village Srinagar: Terrorists shot at and injured a labourer from Uttar Pradesh in the Tral area of Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday morning, officials said. Shubam Kumar, a resident of Bijnore, received a gunshot injury in the arm when the terrorists fired at him at Batagund village, the officials said. They said Kumar has been rushed to a hospital for treatment. This is a third attack on non-local labourers in Kashmir in the past one week. Six non-local labourers and a local doctor were killed in a terror attack on a construction site in Ganderbal district on Sunday, while a labourer from Bihar was…

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      Law ministry appoints three advocates as Andhra Pradesh HC additional judges

      Additional judges are usually appointed for a period of two years before being elevated as judges or what is commonly called ‘permanent’ judges New Delhi: Three advocates were on Thursday elevated as additional judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, the law ministry said. Separately, an additional judge of the Karnataka High Court was made a permanent judge. Additional judges are usually appointed for a period of two years before being elevated as judges or what is commonly called ‘permanent’ judges. According to the ministry, while Justice Siddaiah Rachaiah, an additional judge of the Karnataka High Court has been made a permanent judge, advocates Maheswara Rao Kuncheam, T C D Sekar and Challa Gunaranjan have been appointed as additional judges of…

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      Rajasthan: Car overturns following tyre burst, five of family killed

      According to police officials, the car was at a high speed when it suffered a tyre burst and overturned Jaipur: Five members of a family were killed on Thursday morning when their car overturned following a tyre burst on a highway in Sirohi district, police said. They said the incident happened on the Bearwar-Pindwara highway when the family was on its way to Jodhpur. The car was at a high speed when it suffered a tyre burst and overturned. The five bodies have been sent to a mortuary for postmortem, the police said.

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      Arms, ammunition recovered in strife-torn Manipur

      Northeastern State has been in the grip of ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities since May last year Imphal: Security forces have recovered arms and ammunition during separate search operations in Manipur‘s Kakching and Thoubal districts, the police said on Thursday. The seized arms included hand grenades, rifles and handguns. The security forces found one INSAS rifle without a magazine, one 9mm pistol, three hand grenades, three carbine magazines, four 9mm ammunition and others from Wabagai buffalo farm areas in Kakching, the police said in a statement. In another operation at Kwarok Maring in Thoubal district, a country-made 9mm pistol, one SBBL gun, two hand grenades, one INSAS Magazine, three 12-bore cartridges, and a radio set, it said. The northeastern State has been…

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      Coastal Odisha witnesses heavy rain as severe cyclone ‘Dana’ approaches

      Cyclone likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port in Odisha early Friday with wind speeds of up to 120 kmph Bhubaneswar: The coastal belt of Odisha experienced heavy rain and squally winds on Thursday morning with the sea condition remaining rough, as severe cyclonic storm ‘Dana‘ approached closer to the State’s coast, the IMD said. The cyclone is likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port in Odisha early Friday with wind speeds of up to 120 kilometres per hour (kmph), it said. The weather system over the Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 12 kmph during past the six hours, and lay centred about 260 km southeast of Paradip (Odisha), 290 km south-southeast of…

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      6,000 PAC personnel to be deployed for Maha Kumbh across Prayagraj

      UP Police, under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s directives, launch intensive training programme called ‘Sankalp Training Pandal’ Lucknow: In preparation for Maha Kumbh 2025, to be held in Prayagraj in January, the Uttar Pradesh government has ramped up security measures with the deployment of over 6,000 Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) personnel across the city and along the riverbanks. Additionally, 10 flood companies will be stationed along the rivers to ensure the safety of devotees. The UP Police, under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath‘s directives, launched an intensive training programme called ‘Sankalp Training Pandal’ at Parade Ground, Prayagraj. The initiative, operating under the motto ‘Surakhsha Aapki, Sankalp Humara’, focuses not only on security but also on the soft skills and gender sensitisation of police personnel. The first phase of this training,…

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      RG Kar: Academic credentials of junior docs close to Sandip Ghosh under scanner

      CBI officials have found that these doctors enjoyed undeserved preferences, did not care to follow norms of marking attendance through biometric system or attending to patients Kolkata: The academic credentials of certain junior doctors of RG Kar Medical College, who had been accused of unleashing ‘threat culture’ on the hospital premises and were known to be close confidants of the former and controversial principal, Sandip Ghosh, are currently under the scanner of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials probing the multi-crore financial irregularities case. One of them is Ashish Pandey, the house staff attached to RG Kar, who is already in judicial custody for his alleged involvement in the financial irregularities case. Apart from Pandey, the credentials of two other doctors of RG Kar…

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      Supreme Court Bar Association objects to changes in Lady Justice statue

      The resolution also objected to a proposed museum at a location where they had demanded a cafe cum lounge for the members of the Bar New Delhi: In a unanimous resolution, the Supreme Court Bar Association has raised objections to the “radical changes” made to the statue of Lady Justice and the top court’s emblem without consultation with the Bar. The Supreme Court of India has a new ‘Lady Justice’ — a six-foot-tall sculpture in the judges’ library holding scales in one hand and the Constitution in the other sans the sword. Dressed in white traditional attire, the ‘Goddess of Justice’ is without her archetypal blindfold and sword, as she adorns a crown on her head. The resolution, signed by Supreme Court Bar Association…

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